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Commemorating October 7 Through Art

JL;DR SUMMARY Orthodox communities have begun to integrate artistic expression into traditional forms of memorializing the tragedies of October 7, such as prayer and Torah study. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityOctober 7HealingCommemorationOrthodox CommunityArtistic ExpressionAtaraAbigail H. MeyerJared BernsteinBrooklyn Exhibit

Places mentioned

Jerusalem, Israel
"In Jerusalem, photographer, painter and poet Jared Bernstein has similarly turned to art to navigate grief."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"The Brooklyn exhibit, mounted for four months at the Hadas Gallery of the Chabad of Clinton Hill and Pratt Institute, was one notable example."
Israel
"Across Orthodox communities in Israel and the Diaspora, October 7 will be remembered in time-honored ways."
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